Office of Regulatory Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Analyst, Frankfurt

OUR IMPACT

The Office of Regulatory Relations protects the firm's regulatory reputation by managing its relationships with regulators and auditors and enhancing the firm's overall regulatory compliance. We set standards for all regulatory interactions at the firm and oversee certain areas of enhancement. We welcome people from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds who are interested in the regulatory landscape. This division is ideal for collaborative individuals who feel comfortable interacting with various stakeholders across the firm, as well as our regulators and auditors. Our work contributes directly to the firm’s success whether managing regulatory exams and audits, implementing, overseeing and assessing significant remediation initiatives and effectiveness, communicating with regulators or establishing firmwide regulatory standards.

YOUR IMPACT

An Analyst within ORR must have the ability to:

• Leverage strong communication and relationship-building skills in frequent interaction with other areas of the firm
• Strongly communicate verbally and in writing including escalate timely any blockers/setbacks
• Demonstrate resiliency and creativity when under pressure and when managing time-sensitive demands from competing stakeholders
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication, as well as analytical abilities
• Grasp and keep abreast of relevant law, rules and policies
• Be unfailingly detail-oriented, so as to consistently produce accurate work product
• Effectively and efficiently conduct business by phone with both internal and external stakeholders
• Spot and suggest potential corrective actions to address regulatory issues surfaced during the course of regulatory interactions
• Identify and effectively escalate potential issues to appropriate person(s)
• Meet tight deadlines and comfortably operate in the face of time constraints
• Persistently follow-up with colleagues to ensure that appropriate information is obtained and timely recorded

BASIC QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree
• Expertise with Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Excel
• Business-level fluency in English, both orally and in writing. Fluency in German is mandatory
• Excellent time management, analytical and communication skills
• Integrity, motivation, intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm
• Familiarity with financial products and markets
• Experience working on behalf of financial institutions with respect to regulatory or legal matters would be beneficial

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

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We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

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